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pettishly — pettish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ petulant. DERIVATIVES pettishly adverb pettishness noun … English terms dictionary
Pettishly — Pettish Pet tish, a. [From {Pet}.] Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. A pettish kind of humor. Sterne. {Pet tish*ly}, adv. {Pet tish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pettishly — See pettish. * * * … Universalium
pettishly — adverb In a pettish manner; peevishly … Wiktionary
pettishly — petɪʃlɪ adv. in a peevish or ill tempered manner; angrily, irritatedly … English contemporary dictionary
pettishly — pet·tish·ly … English syllables
pettishly — See: pettish … English dictionary
pettishly — adverb in a petulant manner he said testily; Go away! • Syn: ↑testily, ↑irritably, ↑petulantly • Derived from adjective: ↑pettish, ↑petulant (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pettish — pettishly, adv. pettishness, n. /pet ish/, adj. petulantly peevish: a pettish refusal. [1585 95; see PET2, ISH1] * * * … Universalium
irritably — adverb 1. in a petulant manner (Freq. 3) he said testily; Go away! • Syn: ↑testily, ↑petulantly, ↑pettishly • Derived from adjective: ↑pettish (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
